“land on Land”
oil stick on paper

80x110cm
2021

 

"This series of oil paintings on paper, whisks the viewers away to a world of objects, specifically chairs. Objects are usually created by humans to serve our needs. However, in Huy's world, objects possess a life of their own: they carve out their own characteristics and societal rules. For Huy, the chairs are like the ground on top of the ground. Curious as to why strokes only follow one direction, Huy has set his own regulation for the strokes in this series: each stroke will point toward a different direction, creating a net of zigzag movement that forms the chairs' shape. Originating from countless 'rest' periods in which the artist spent his time observing household objects and making friends with seemingly insignificant chairs in his private space, where he got to confront his own self, this series also reveals the parallel practices that the artist simultaneously pursues: animation, illustration, and graphic design."

​Van Do